Multi-Grammy-winning band and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago will return to The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian Resort Las Vegas in 2027 for a record 10th year in a row for a nine-show limited engagement. Celebrated as the longest-running residency artist in the venue’s history with 70 shows, Chicago will perform Feb. 19-21, 24 and 26-27 and March 3 and 5-6, with shows at 8 p.m.

Citi is the official card of Chicago’s new shows. Card members will have access to pre-sale tickets on Monday, Oct. 12, at 10 a.m. PT until Thursday, Oct. 15, at 10 p.m. PT through Citi Entertainment. More: CitiEntertainment.com.

Additional pre-sales will run ahead of the general on-sale on Friday, Oct. 16, at 10 a.m. PT. Tickets start at $49.95, plus fees, and will be available at Ticketmaster.com, VenetianLasVegas.com, any box office at The Venetian Resort, (702) 414-9000 and (866) 641-7469.

Hailed as one of the “most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era,” Chicago came in as the highest-charting American band in Billboard’s Top 125 Artists of All Time. Chicago is the first American rock band to chart Top 40 albums in six consecutive decades. 

Chicago’s debut album “Chicago Transit Authority” was inducted into The National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2025. The Registry archives audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage. 

In 2024, Chicago released “Chicago at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. (9/16/1971),” a 26-track live collection recorded at the venue.

The show covers all three studio albums from their 1969 debut to 1971 and more than two hours of live music by Robert Lamm (keyboard, vocals), Terry Kath (guitar, vocals), Peter Cetera (vocals, bass), Danny Seraphine (drums), Lee Loughnane (trumpet, vocals, pictured in the main photo), James Pankow (trombone) and Walt Parazaider (woodwinds, vocals). 

Chicago released their 38th studio album, “Born for This Moment,” in 2022, which included the single “If This Is Goodbye.” In fall of 2022, Gravitas Ventures released Chicago’s documentary “The Last Band on Stage” directed by Peter Curtis Pardini and narrated by the band’s longtime friend and actor Joe Mantegna.

On March 14, 2020, Chicago is the last band playing in the U.S. as COVID lockdowns begin. “The Last Band on Stage” tells the incredible story of how the 58-year-old band survived a pandemic that stopped the world in its tracks. 

Chicago received The Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the Grammys. The Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates performers who have made outstanding contributions of artistic significance to the field of recording. A ceremony and tribute concert celebrating the honorees was held in 2020. 

Chicago was inducted into the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This was their first nomination. They’ve been eligible since 1994. Chicago’s first album “Chicago Transit Authority” was inducted into The Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014. Chicago fused pop, rock and jazz in this double album. 

Lamm and Pankow were inducted into The Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017. The legendary songwriters wrote mega-hits such as “25 or 6 to 4,” “Saturday in the Park,” “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day,” “Make Me Smile” and many others. 

The International Trombone Association presented its 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award to Pankow. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes people who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to the trombone profession over a long career. 

Chicago’s lifetime achievements include two Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, Founding Artists of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Chicago street dedicated in their honor and keys to and proclamations from an impressive list of U.S. cities.

Record sales top 100 million and include 21 Top 10 singles, five consecutive No. 1 albums, 11 No. 1 singles and five Gold singles. An incredible 25 of their 38 albums have been certified Platinum, and the band has a total of 48 Gold and Platinum awards. 

Chicago has toured every year since the band’s founding, never missing a year. The group originated with founding members Lamm (keyboards/vocals), Loughnane (trumpet/vocals) and James Pankow (trombone). While Lamm and Pankow have stepped back from touring in recent years due to medical issues, Loughnane continues to perform with the band today.

The current touring lineup also features Ray Herrmann (saxophone/flute), Wally Reyes Jr. (drums), Ramon “Ray” Yslas (percussion), Nick Lane (trombone), Tony Obrohta (guitar), Eric Baines (bass/vocals), Carlos Murguía (keyboards/vocals), Justin Avery (keyboards/vocals) and newest member Rudy Cardenas as lead vocalist.

From the signature sound of the horns, vocalists and classic songs, Chicago’s concerts are celebrations, and 2027 marks the band’s 60th consecutive year of touring. More: ChicagotheBand.com | Facebook | X | Instagram